PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XXIV, 10 December 1904, Page 51

PALMERSTON NORTH.

Dear Pee. December 2. Saturday lust proved a beautiful day for the opening of tire TALMERSTON TENNIS AND CROQUET CLUB. Owing to the shortness of notice giv.n, very few people were aware that the club’s season was coniimneiiig, and c 11sequently only a very small proportion of- the- UKinbers turned up. Only the croquet lawns were used, the tennis lawns being still too soft. A large number of new members has been elected, and a very prosperous season promises. A plentiful afternoon tea was provided by the ladies’ eoimuittee and others. Among those present I noticed Mrs Harden, wearing a navy canvas voile with yoke and frill of string-coloured lace, large black chiffon hat with ostrich feathers and pale yellow' roses; Mrs Campbell. 1 pale blue floral muslin,.bodice and skirt trimmed profusely with Paris tinted lace

and insertion, eream French sailor with uavy blue satin bows; Mrs McKnight, cornflower blue iineu skirt and coatee, champagne laee vest, fawn chiffon hat with green velvet ribbon and wreath of shaded pink roses; Mrs Watson, Mack skirt, cream blouse with black spot, black Irat with tips; Mrs Bell, black skirt, linen coat strapped with blue, cream hat with navy and white spotted ribbon; Mrs Tripe, blue skirt, white blouse, navy French sailor with blue flower; Airs Gould, black and white floral muslin, cream hat with green and pale pink trimming; Mrs Jamieson, grey costume made with coatee, strappings of lighter shade of grey silk, navy French sailor; Miss Armstrong, black skirt, pale blue muslin blouse with transparent yoke of white laee, pale blue and white straw hat ; Miss Randolph, grey and white costume, navy blue hat; Miss Reid, white muslin dress, white hat with pale blue glaee bows and wreath of pale pink flowers; Miss Bell, cream skirt, white blouse, large cream hat. with pink shaded and yellow rcs’s; Miss Gwen Bell, white linen eoat and skirt, pale green tie, Tuscan hat with green trimming; Miss Copeland. hopsack eoat and skirt, hat with s arlet flowers Glorious weather prevailed on Wednesday for the first day of the FEILDING RACES.. Palmerston is only about twelve miles distant by road from that town, and n large number of residents took advantage of the beautiful weather to have a day’s outing. The excurs’on trains w<rj also crowded by racing enthusiasts. Visitors to the races from Palmerston inehtl<<l Mr and Airs Harold Cooper, Mr and Mrs Loughnan, Air and Airs Van.lrey Baldwin, Mrs Percy Baldwin, Mr and Airs D. Shute, Airs W. Keeling. Mr and Mrs F. S. Aleßae, Airs Warburton, Mrs Hankins, Mrs W. S. Fitzherbert (New Plymouth), Dr -Graham, Dr and- Airs Wilson, Air J. P. Innes, Afessrs W'aldegrave Bros., Mrs Copeland, Miss Afontgomcrv, Air Montgomery, Air anil Airs Klkington I Napierj , .Mr and Mrs Millton, Mrs Tripe, Airs Bell, Air E. Bell, Mr Louisson, Air Haynes, Airs Cohen, Mr nnd Mrs J. Strang JMr anl Mrs Lionel Abraham, Air and .Mrs A. Be l, Air Hammond, Mr Tbynne. Thursday, the second day, was brilliantly fin; till midday, when there was a thunderstorm, followed by an almost continuous downpour of rain for the remainder of the day. Large numbers had again driven over from Palmerston, and got a terrible drenching driving home. Last Saturday the POLO CLUB opened its season with a mat” <> i t; e Hokowhitu polo ground. Several I il.es interested in the game drove down to Hokowhitn to watch the play. Airs laoncl AbralMiu dispens d delightful afternoon tea to all the visitors prsent. Mrs T. Henry, who is leaving Palmerston to reside in Auckland, gave a FAREWELL TEA - - to her friends on Friday afternoon at Alias Watson’s pretty tea rooms in Cubastreet. The afternoon was most pleasantly spent with an advertisement competition. Each guest had four well known 'advertisements pinned to her back, and had, by asking questions of the other guests, to find out what her udver.is:nients W’ere. At the conclusion < f the guessing it was found that seven Indies had guessed all theirs correctly. Eventually Miss Montgomery prove:! the winner of the first prize, a quaint china hotwater jug, and Airs 11. Leary won the second prize. Afiei- the presr ntatioi; of th:! prizes tea and the daintie-t of sandwiches aiatl cakes w. re s wul. Alas Henry was wearing a becoming blue costume with touches -of real, red Er rich, sailor with red wings; Mrs Aimstrong, black skirt, long black silk coat, bonnet with violets; Mrs. Haynes,, gray dress with black trimming, black picture 1 at; Airs Nairn, very pretty bl ack ,voile dress, .yoke of Paris tinted laee. I ha. k hut with white wings; Airs C. Waidegra-.e. Ida k canvas voile skirt, black ac-cnyd'oai pleated coat, black hat; Airs R. K. Reid, b'sek voile dress, black hat with tips; Al’ss Copeland, hollaud eOat and skirt piled with white, brown hat with ml trimming; Miss May Copeland, blue canvas voile, champagne laee vest, rod hat; Mrs Warburton; Afiss Warburton; Mrs Leary, black vkirt, fawn Norfolk coat, blue hat with cornflowers; Afrc Gould, black grenadine, white chiffon v“d., black picture hat; Mrs Copeland; Miss Alontgonicry; Miss Reid, and others. VIOLET.